Chapter 177 Invitation
Early the next morning, as soon as Xia Zihan put down the bowl, she got the news that Liao Fangyi had arrived at the gate.
This girl is still so hot-tempered.
With a smile in his eyes, Xia Zihan hurriedly wrapped himself in a big cloak and went to the second gate to greet him in person.
Liao Fangyi, who was dressed as awkwardly as a little pig, rushed over to her when she saw her and hugged her, "Sister Chu Yu, you miss me so much."
"We've seen each other again, haven't we?" Xia Zihan smiled and patted her.
The two little sisters walked towards the inner courtyard.
On the way, Xia Zihan allowed Liao Fangyi to hold her arm and asked with a smile, "When did you arrive in the capital? Was the journey smooth?"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu sister Chuyu, I only arrived in Huaicheng on the day it snowed. I should have come with you first." Liao Fangyi cried with great grievance, "You don't even know that it's freezing cold today. Halfway through the journey, ice formed on the river, making it impossible for the boat to sail. We were forced to disembark on the Minjiang River and come overland.”
"It was better at first, and the road was not difficult to walk. It was just a little cold. But when we arrived in Huaihuai City, after a heavy snowfall, the road became slippery, and the carriage moved as slowly as a snail. My mother and I didn't Suffer less.”
"My mother also said that it's a good thing that Mrs. Chu didn't agree to go on the road with us. Otherwise, your grandmother is so old and she would not be able to bear this crime."
Xia Zihan sighed for a while.
But isn't it? If the Liao family comes together, then she and her grandmother will suffer.
The road covered with a layer of heavy snow is not easy to walk on. If you don't get it right, the carriage will overturn.
And if she sets out late, she won't be able to save Chu Jingqi's family. Then Chu Jingqi's fate will follow the trajectory of her previous life.
Xia Zihan was extremely lucky that she arrived in time.
She asked Liao Fangyi, "Isn't your mother planning to leave in mid-September? Why are you here now?"
"Huh, it's not the fault of the Dai family and the Wu family." When she mentioned this, Liao Fangyi became very angry. "After my father's appointment documents arrived, the higher-ups also sent someone to take my father's place. My father When we handed over to that person, he deliberately delayed for some time, and it was not until the end of September that our family set off. ”
"Later, my father told my mother that the man was Mr. Dai's friend from the same school. My father suspected that Mr. Dai was behind it and deliberately delayed our departure."
After delaying their departure for more than ten days, when their carriage arrived at Yunzhou City, there was no ice on the river. After all, it was Jiangnan and it was not too cold in October.
But after arriving at the Minjiang River, near the east, the weather suddenly turned cold, the river was frozen, and the boat could not move. They had no choice but to come to the capital by land with others.
"Sister Chu Yu, I have suffered a serious crime. You have to make up for it by making me delicious food for lunch." Liao Fangyi pouted and cooed.
How could Xia Zihan disobey her? He hurriedly asked Nuan Yu to go to the kitchen and add some of Liao Fangyi's favorite dishes for lunch.
When Mrs. Liao and Master Liao left the capital to take office in Yi'an City, Liao Fangyi was not yet born and was still in Mrs. Liao's belly. However, Mrs. Liao brought the cook from the capital with her, so what Liao Fangyi eats at home on weekdays is also from the capital. taste.
When it comes to food, Liao Fangyi doesn’t have any habits, it’s just...
She said pitifully, "It's too cold here. I stay on the hot kang all day long and can't bear to get off. I also eat on the small kang table. But after staying on the kang for a long time, I feel dry. Look at my face." , almost out of water.”
She grabbed Xia Zihan's hand and touched her cheek.
The little face was so aggrieved that she was about to shed tears, "I was so scared that I didn't dare to stay on the kang anymore, so I had to put on more clothes. I wore the same clothes as a silkworm baby every day."
This is why Jiangnan people are not used to living in the capital.
"It will be fine once you get used to it." She had no choice but to advise her.
There was nothing Liao Fangyi could do until she got used to it. She couldn't go to Jiangnan to live alone.
After Liao Fangyi stayed with Xia Zihan for a while, she still didn't forget to visit Mrs. Zeng, pay her respects to Mrs. Zeng, and also give Mrs. Liao the gift that Mrs. Liao asked her to bring to Mrs. Zeng.
It was a basket of fresh pears sent from Liao Mansion's farm.
"My mother has been busy setting up the house these days. When she is finished, my mother will come over to say hello to the old lady." Liao Fangyi took Mrs. Liao's words in a polite manner.
Mrs. Zeng said with a smile on her face, "Tell your mother, don't worry, take your time step by step. Everyone has arrived in the capital, so there is no need to rush for some things."
"Yes, I will tell my mother, thank you, old lady, for thinking about me."
Seeing that Liao Fangyi was more sensible and polite than before, and seemed to have grown up all of a sudden, Mrs. Zeng was very pleased and left Liao Fangyi to have a meal with her at noon.
Xia Zihan also ordered the kitchen to deliver all the dishes she specially prepared for Liao Fangyi to Zeng's yard.
After eating, Ms. Zeng took a nap as was customary, and Xia Zihan and Liao Fangyi went back to her yard, and the two little sisters went to have a heart-to-heart talk.
Liao Fangyi talked about what happened after Xia Zihan left Yi'an City. "Just a few days after you left, news came out from the Dai family. It was the rumor that Dai Shaomin was seriously ill. It was said that many doctors were invited to treat him but they could not be cured. Within a few days, news came out that Dai Shaomin died of a serious illness. .”
Then, Liao Fangyi asked her very curiously, "Sister Chu Yu, did something else happen at Dai's house that day that I don't know about? Dai Shaomin was fine, so why did he suddenly get sick and die?"
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"Also, it's incredible that Dai Yumin came to the capital in such a hurry. Even if she came to the capital in a hurry to settle down with her husband, there was no need to rush to the capital on the day when the eldest son of the Wu family got married."
Liao Fangyi was spitting and spitting, and her mouth was dry as she spoke, but Xia Zihan was like a dull gourd, unable to produce a single fart with three shots.
"Nothing happened that day." Xia Zihan didn't want to tell her.
Dai Shaomin is dead, and the incestuous love between Dai Yumin and Dai Shaomin's brother and sister has become a stone sinking into the sea. Even if it surfaces one day, it will not be a big blow to the Dai family, but will make it worse. The Dai family hated the person who leaked the secret.
Liao Fangyi is young and is afraid that if she doesn't pay attention and doesn't control her mouth, she will cause trouble to the Liao family.
Because he thought too much, Xia Zihan didn't reveal anything to Liao Fangyi after sending her out of the second door.
The winter in Beijing is cold and long, and the temperature is getting lower day by day. When the twelfth lunar month is approaching, the temperature has dropped to more than 20 degrees below zero. When people walk outside and talk, their saliva can freeze into ice beads at that moment. .
Xia Zihan was afraid of the cold and didn't want to go out. She stayed at home all day long, studying medicine and martial arts, playing chess, reading, doing embroidery, and just chatting with Mr. Zeng.
Liao Fangyi was also afraid of the cold. Apart from coming to Chu's house once with Mrs. Liao to say hello to Mrs. Zeng, she never came to Chu's house again.
However, the two of them wrote letters every three days, and their correspondence was quite close.
Chu Jingqi reported every three days, and every time he came, he would go to greet Mrs. Zeng, and then have lunch with Mrs. Zeng. After lunch, Mrs. Zeng would take a nap, and he would stay by Xia Zihan's side, playing chess with her. , you can accompany her to make medicine, you can also accompany her to read, but in short, you won’t leave until evening.
Every time he came, he would tell Xia Zihan about outside things to relieve his boredom.
Aunt Lu was pregnant, and Mrs. Yu was so angry that she fell seriously ill. Not only did Mrs. Chu not stand up for her as the head wife, she also stood by Chu Haoyu, praising Chu Haoyu for being a great contributor to the Chu family, and gave him a gift Half a carload of miscarriage medicines were given to Aunt Lu.
As a result, Mr. Yu said some unpleasant words to Mrs. Chu, and there was a rift between them. Mrs. Chu was so angry that she became ill.
However, it is unclear whether she is really ill or fake.
However, when Mrs. Chu asked Mrs. Yu to attend the meeting, she made every excuse to refuse.
Mrs. Chu had no choice but to send a maid to tell Mrs. Zhuo to come and take care of her illness. It happened that Mrs. Zhuo was also ill due to the cold weather and could not get up from the bed. The doctor had just finished checking his pulse and had not yet left, in front of the little maid. He told Mrs. Zhuo not to get out of bed and to rest quietly, otherwise her illness would be serious and her life would be in danger.
Oh my god, a fatal disease, this is serious.
The two daughters-in-law didn't take care of the illness. Madam Chu was so angry that she suddenly recovered from her illness. Madam Chu didn't dare to go to make trouble with Mr. Zhuo. If Mr. Zhuo was really troubled and killed, it would be strange if Chu Xuanyu didn't go to her to fight for her.
Mrs. Chu ran to the west courtyard to find Mrs. Yu, but she saw Mrs. Yu playing leaf cards with several maids and nuns.
Mrs. Chu was so angry that she immediately fell to the ground and cried loudly, scolding her daughter-in-law for not being filial to her, and even playing the leaf sign without attending to her.
Mrs. Yu was not one to be scolded, so she immediately sneered and replied, "Waiting for a disease? What disease are you waiting for? Aren't you a good person? You are so energetic. You don't look like a sick person. Wait for you. If you get really sick someday, don’t worry, I’ll take care of you.”
These few words easily choked back Mrs. Chu's anger.
Of course, Zhuo's illness was caused by reality.
Seeing Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Chu having a quarrel, Mrs. Zhuo was worried that the fire would burn her, so she became ill.
In fact, according to Chu Jingqi, his father would play chess with his mother every day after going to court to relieve his boredom. The two of them were so loving that they almost forgot about his son.
There are still three days until the first day of the twelfth lunar month. At this time, Miss Dou sent a letter to Xia Zihan.
The letter said that the end of November is the day when Miss Dou gets her hairpin, and I would like to invite her to be a praise person and ask her if she is willing.
Late November, two days later.
The weather was so cold. To be honest, Xia Zihan really didn't want to go out.
However, the four sisters of the Dou family are all friends worth making, especially Miss Dou. She is steady, generous and polite. She is a person who values love and justice and is worth making friends with.
She didn't want to alienate such a friend because of the weather.
Xia Zihan wrote a reply and sent Chu Cang, who was supposed to be a better martial artist, to the Dou family, asking her to hand it over to Miss Dou.
An hour later, Chu Cang came back and brought a reply from Miss Dou.
(End of chapter)